The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-03-18

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Jrsux NecAnr n hAs departed Tor ~
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1as spseles rrand jury % investigate
the allege1 municipal crookcdness In Chi
coEo hss begun its work
1nk xilinols Lscgislaturo u considering =
proposieion 20 purchase Tor the State tho
old Lincoln homestead.
The Britain Admiralty exonerates tho
American Legation q London from any
nart N the navy-yard scandal for which
Drsughtsman Terry was dlsmisscd.
Ins National Base Hall League meeting
- New York closed up its business on he
eth, and adjourned until next year.
InE assises - Dublin Was closcd BY the
court on the 9Th the announcement being
made from the bench that tho jurics
were sure 70 acQuit the accused.
T1E New York nims says the control o.
the Baltimore = Ohio road has passed
into the hands OF Alfred sully Of New
York. The report lacks confirmation.
THE boiler Of shingle mill al Edmore,
Mich, exploded on tho 9th. killing Chas.
Waters and Denny Sherlock, and wound
ing number Of others
IHE largest importation Of foreigners
made BY one steamer for some time was
landed 1t Castle Garden. New York, on
the 9th, from the French steamcr Cheri-
bon. There were l,l9i, and I'll were Ital-
lana
GEoRoE G. srcKLEs, father Of General
Daniel + Sickles, died in New York on
the 9Th.
TIE Comptroller OF the Currency has
authorized the Cedar Rapids National
Bank Of Cedar Rapids, Ia, 10 begin busi-
ness with . capital Of $780, 0O
FRANK CRAwFoRD and Thomas Pearsall.
residents Of bridgeport, Pa, were
drowned In the Nonongahela river, lock
No. s on the night Of the Sth. Their hodies
Were not recovered Thomas Anderson,
Of bridgeport, missing since the 7sh, was
found drowned In the Monongahcla river
four miles below Brownsville.
SrEPHKS HUrfox. Of the nrm Of Hutton,
Stutzman 4 Co, Of Ligonier. Pa, was
brutaliy beaten and almost killed during
the night Of the 9th, By three burglars
whom Hutton surprised in their furniture
factory, where the burglars had broken
IN to obtain tools to burglarize business
houses.
The Treasury Department IL informed
that many Of the trade dollars presented
Tor redemption ct New York have been
split and filled 90 skilfully q 70 almost
defy detection.
The Governor Of Alsacc-Lorraine has
accomplished the dissolution Of two hun
drcd anti-German societies within his
jurisdiction since the recent elections.
The vacant chaplainship IN the navy, II
- said, will be filled By the appointme emit
Of Rev. Father Clarence e. Woodman, OF
New York, who, In such an event. will be
the hrst Catholic chaplain ever appointed
In the navy.
The funeral Of Mrs. Ruth Rogers Har-
mon, grandmother Of Mrs. President
Cleveland, Wa held 1t Churchville. N r.,
at II = m on the 9th. Rev. DR.. A. J. Bar
rett OF Rochester officiating. The Ave
children Of Mrs. Harmon, including Mrs.
Oscar Folsom, Of Washington, the mother
OF the Presidents wife, attended Mrs.
Harmon was seventy-eight years Of age.
EVERY thing needed to convert Oakview
into home has been sent there, and on
the 10th the President and Mrs Cleveland
took up their abode al their country
seat How long they will remain is not
yet known. The President in the mean
time will drive in and out Of town morn
ing AID evening to and from the White
House and attend Executive business a
usual
SECRETARY WHITNEY has received four
designs for the proposed 60Oo-ton naval
cruisers Congress authorized an award
Of $1,000 to the designer whose plans
should be accepted. and it is understood
that number Of American and foreign
designers and constructors propose to
take part in the competition
BEIcADfER-GExERAL GREELr received
his commission on the 9th as Chief Signal
Onicer Of the army, and duly entered on
the duties Of his rank It is not under
stood what caused the delay in issuing the
commission from the War Department
The delay made considerable difference OF
pay.